update 9 Apr, ’07: I am told that Batelco has started to block the sites again, but rather than blocking them at the proxy servers (which are in a sad state, it seems) they are blocking them directly at the router, which means it is going to be harder to bypass that block. I’ve checked …
Red Hibiscus, originally uploaded by malyousif. To all who celebrate commemorate this joyous occasion, I wish you a very happy Bunny and Egg-hunting day! What’s with all the strikes?
Desert Rose, originally uploaded by malyousif. Again, this one is one of my favourite plants. I’ve had this particular one for about a year now and all it did is grow its weird branches up to twice what it was when I got it. It never flowered though. This bloom is the very first I’ve …
The governors of the six central banks in the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council have been given their political marching orders to unify our currencies by 2010, that is in less than 3 years’ time, but it seems that political orders are one thing, practical considerations are a wholly different kettle of fish. For one thing, …
أعلن العضو المنتدب لشركة (2 كونيكت) Ùهد الشيراوي أن شركته ستبدأ بتوÙير خدمة الإنترنت مجاناً للأÙراد ÙÙŠ البØرين اعتباراً من مايو/ أيار المقبل كمرØلة أولى، على أن يتم تغطية مناطق البØرين كاÙØ© مع الربع الأول من العام المقبل 2008 بØيث تكون خدمة الإنترنت المجانية متواÙره للجميع ÙÙŠ البØرين. وقال: إن †اختيار هذه المناطق تم …